Comments on: Is “Super Hero” the new “Rock Star” in social media circles?

By: Ann Marie van den Hurk, APR

Ann Marie van den Hurk, APR — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:34:00 +0000

A good portion of social media is still among friends and is, as it should be, casual. I undestand your point and my language is very different around friends including professional friends. It is more loose and humorous. The point of this post is in regards to the business setting and not belittling what is done in the field of social media. Thanks for stopping by.

By: M Untiedt

M Untiedt — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:50:00 +0000

And yet, a lot of social media is between friends, friendly and casual. I think it’s a snob move to look down on all uses of friendly, casual terminology. You have to consider the context. I just called a dear friend a rock star yesterday and I rather resent being smacked by someone on a high, high horse for congratulating her on a big, public accolade she received.

By: Ann Marie van den Hurk, APR

Ann Marie van den Hurk, APR — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:57:00 +0000

I’m cool with “Social Media Sherpa.” And it becomes a trend we can trace it back here. ;0)

By: Ike Pigott

Ike Pigott — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:51:00 +0000

…or, answering the inevitable question from the spouse and spouse’s said friends, “What is it you *do*, exactly..?”

By: Ike Pigott

Ike Pigott — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:35:00 +0000

I don’t attach a label, but people in my company call me “guru” a lot. I don’t know where they get it.

While I would never put it on a business card, the image I use within my mind is “Social Media Sherpa.” A Sherpa helps you reach a higher place than you’d have gone, by showing you the path and even carrying a lot of your load your first times up. It’s more of a service mindset than anything else.

(I’m not advocating for a switch to Sherpa… Just merely noting that if more of the self-professed Gooroos and Ninjas and Happiness Officers would adopt that perspective, we’d all be better off.)